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About this launch
The RTS-1 (Research Test Series 1), also known as MIDAS-RTS-1 or AFP-461, was an extension to the MIDAS program of early warning satellites.
More about this launch
Flight profileThe climb, seen from the side · 3D replay on the globe
Launch window and padVandenberg SFB, CA, USA
- Site
- Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Rocket and boosterAtlas SLV-3 Agena D
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Atlas SLV-3 Agena D: specs, record and next flights → US Air Force: all its launches →
MissionGovernment/Top Secret · PO
Government/Top Secret · PO
What it put in orbit29 catalogued objects, 3 of them satellites
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPS 0856 1966-077A | Payload | 3681 × 3692 km · 90.3° | Globe |
| SECOR 7 (EGRS 7) 1966-077B | Payload | 3678 × 3698 km · 90.3° | Globe |
| ERS 15 1966-077C | Payload | 3687 × 3698 km · 90.3° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077D | Debris | 1988 × 4965 km · 88.9° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077E | Debris | 2225 × 4977 km · 89.6° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077F | Debris | 2001 × 5283 km · 90.1° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077G | Debris | 1898 × 5305 km · 89.1° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077H | Debris | 1737 × 5471 km · 89.5° | Globe |
Show all 29 objects
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077J | Debris | 1835 × 5348 km · 89.4° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077K | Debris | 2544 × 4450 km · 87.7° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077L | Debris | 1727 × 5201 km · 89.1° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077M | Debris | 1749 × 4777 km · 88.5° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077N | Debris | 2789 × 4512 km · 89.7° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077P | Debris | 1000 × 5150 km · 87.4° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077Q | Debris | 1402 × 5327 km · 88.5° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077R | Debris | 2370 × 4450 km · 88.1° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077S | Debris | 1478 × 5387 km · 88.2° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077T | Debris | 1830 × 5331 km · 88.4° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077U | Debris | 2419 × 4710 km · 89.6° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077V | Debris | 2210 × 4856 km · 89.1° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077W | Debris | 3387 × 3956 km · 90.0° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077X | Debris | 1276 × 5754 km · 87.6° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077Y | Debris | 1371 × 5150 km · 88.5° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077Z | Debris | 2822 × 4202 km · 89.5° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077AA | Debris | 2303 × 4932 km · 89.3° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077AB | Debris | 2588 × 4701 km · 89.7° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077AC | Debris | 2755 × 4344 km · 89.7° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077AD | Debris | 1938 × 5223 km · 89.0° | Globe |
| OPS 0856 DEB 1966-077AE | Debris | 1613 × 5433 km · 89.2° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 1966-077. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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